Home Events DSSS Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series (DSSS) DSSS - One size fits all? Understanding the development and evolution of petal patterns using Hibiscus as a model system Date: Jun 13, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Dr. Edwige Moyroud Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge, University of Cambridge, UK Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme [more] DSSS - The design of evolution and the evolution of design Date: Jul 4, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Andreas Plückthun Dept. of Biochemistry University of Zurich Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme [more] DSSS - Going with your gut: how C. elegans uses chemistry to sense the microbes within Date: Jul 11, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Assis. Prof. Michael O’Donnell Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures [more] DSSS - How do cells create tissue patterns? Date: Jul 25, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Prof. Dr. Pulin Li Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Department of Biology, MIT Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures [more] DSSS - tbd Date: Sep 26, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Prof. Franjo Weissing Prof. Dr. Emeritus professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme [more] DSSS - tbd Date: Oct 10, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Prof. Nicholas J Talbot The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme [more] DSSS - tbd Date: Oct 20, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Dr. Corrie S. Moreau Department of Entomology, Cornell University Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme [more] DSSS - tba Date: Oct 31, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Dr. Manuel Irimia Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme Topic: Discussion and debate formats, lectures [more] DSSS - cancelled Date: Nov 7, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Dr. William C. Ratcliff School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme [more] DSSS - tbd Date: Nov 14, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Ass. Prof. Maria Barna Genetics Department, Stanford University Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme [more] DSSS - tbd Date: Nov 21, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Dr. Simonetta Gribaldo Institut Pasteur, Paris Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme [more] DSSS - tbd Date: Nov 28, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Prof. Ueli Grossniklaus Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, Universität Zürich Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme [more] DSSS - tbd Date: Dec 5, 2025 Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany) Speaker: Dr. Ana Marija Jakšić Group Leader, EPFL, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne Location: NO.002, MPI für Intelligente Systeme [more]
